Main suspect in Kandy clashes arrested
The main suspect and nine others who are alleged to have been involved in the communal tension whi…
The main suspect and nine others who are alleged to have been involved in the communal tension whi…
A 12-hour curfew was imposed at the Kandy administrative district commencing from 6 p.m. today, th…
A car plying from Kohuwala to Papiliyana collided with a three-wheeler, killing the three-wheel dr…
The government yesterday requested everybody, including the media, to make sure they do not fan the f…
The government reiterated yesterday that the instability and unrest in Kandy caused by a wave of communal …
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka in a statement yesterday appealed to all religious and …
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe delivering a special statement on the situation in Kandy yesterda…
It is the duty of people of all communities to assist the government’s endeavour to diffuse the prese…
Political divisions is the major contributory factors towards the present unrest. No one can prevent …
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday requested religious leaders of all faiths to play a pivotal …
The government came in full force yesterday at the weekly cabinet meeting to condemn the racially mot…
Special Envoy on Anti - Personnel Mine Ban Convention Prince Mired Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein met Prime Mi…
A 24-hour hotline 0711261261 has been established to collect information about violent acts and those who …
Thebuwana Police is conducting an inquiry to findout the cause that led to the death of a 21-year- old Han…
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) yesterday condemned religious and ethnic intolerance which has l…
The national ceremony to commemorate ‘World Kidney Day’ will be held in the Moneragala District under the …
More Security Forces personnel were deployed in Kandy as tensions continue to brew. Military Spokesp…
Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said there should be a proper mec…
The United Nations in Sri Lanka condemned the recent conflicts which erupted in Sri Lanka, today. …
All government schools in Kandy administrative district will continue to be closed until further n…
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday paid his last respects to the Chief Incumbent of Sambodhi Vi…
Ceylon Workers Congress Chairman and General Secretary Armugam Thondaman last evening started a Satyagraha…
The Police and Armed Forces on the ground have been granted with special powers to arrest individuals caug…
A group of about 18 Ministers and Muslim MPs left Parliament to Kandy by helicopter yesterday evening to o…
Muslim MPs representing the Government yesterday sat on the floor in the Well of Parliament urging the Gov…
A Cabinet Paper will be presented in order to exempt all health services from Value Added Tax (VAT), …
Special Envoy on Anti Personnel Mine Ban Convention Prince Mired Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein inspecting lan…
A team of investigators from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was dispatched to Digana yes…
Cabinet decided to impose a State of Emergency for seven days taking stock of the current situation i…
President Maithripala Sirisena has declared a State of Emergency for one week with effect from mid-ni…
Nearly 62 percent of the people who died in traffic accidents and 65 percent of those who committed suicid…
The United States yesterday urged the government to take swift measures against perpetrators of sectarian …
Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan praised Sri Lanka for signing the Ottowa Convention on Anti-Pe…
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) has urged all Sri Lankans to remain calm and peaceful following the Digana incide…
All schools in the Kandy district will remain closed today too owing to the tense situation reported in th…
Walana Anti-Corruption Unit officials yesterday seized a stock of banned weed killers when it raided two s…
The Agriculture Ministry has taken several steps to ensure food security and national prosperity through v…
Price of a cement bag weighing 50 Kg has been increased by Rs.30.Accordingly, the revised price of a …
The Draft Bill for protection against enforced disappearances will be debated in Parliament tomorrow …
Managers will be appointed to all schools having a student population of over 1000 in future to facil…
Special Envoy of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein said he hop…
Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday said that inciting racial violence must be m…
President Maithripala Sirisena has directed the security divisions and the IGP to conduct and imparti…
The Army was called in to control the tense situation in Digana yesterday as crowds pelted stones at …
All Army personnel have been restricted from posting any content in their Social Media accounts that …
The Government while condemning the recent incidents of violence and misinformation campaign targetin…
President Maithripala Sirisena was the chief guest at the appointment letter-issuing ceremony for new…
A British national died of heart failure, while descending the Sigiriya rock last Thursday (1), Sigiriya P…
All Government schools within the Kandy administrative district where a Police curfew was imposed yesterda…
Top-priority should be given to agricultural development activities, but the government has kept it at 4th…
A Police curfew was imposed in the Kandy Administrative district until 6 a.m. tomorrow, following …
A body of a 22-year-old woman was found washed ashore at the Kalu river bank in Kalutara North, la…
Three suspects who obtained a large sum of money by producing false lottery tickets as prize-winning ticke…
The funeral of Oswin Silva (82), past District Governor and past Council Chairman of Lions Internatio…
Four employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) including two electrical superintendents have be…
Vavuniya Police have arrested nine persons in connection with the theft of more than 2800 liters of d…
The cremation of the Sambodhi Viharaya Chief Incumbent and founder of ‘The Buddhist’ TV channel Vener…
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